UT in the future?

Colleges & Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>yea UTD has a high quality freshman, probably a good falculty, and probably some good graduate programs.</p>

<p>now they need to get their endowment up for 1</p>

<p>ive heard that campus life sucks? but ive also heard that they have been working hard to make it better(i like the campus myself)</p>

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<p>Endowments at ALL universities are down, and the projection is that they will continue to be due to the ailing economy and increased state debt burdens which will force universities to divert funds to salaries, etc. instead of research because of state budget cuts. UT will not suffer as much as other schools because of the sheer number of alumni who contribute to it. </p>

<p>As for Tech, UofH, or any of the UT system schools, their new endowments procurred this year, including the Tech cotton research grant cited in the thread below, are predicated on the Proposition 4 (now law) matching state funds. For all the P.R. coming out of UofH or Texas Tech regarding their status in reaching Tier One categorization, the current Tier One schools–UT, A&M, and Rice–will be the only Texas universities to be part of this exclusive club for the next several years.</p>

<p>As to the OP’s original query, IMO UT will stay near its current overall ranking, with individual schools (Engineering, Business, etc.) and departments within those disciplines rising a bit. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/804830-do-you-support-texas-proposition-4-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/804830-do-you-support-texas-proposition-4-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Rice? I thought this was only public schools</p>

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<p>Actually, like it or not, rank is a good indicator of success as far as graduation is concerned. For the class entering in the Fall of 2000, 51% of the Top 10% ers graduated after 4 years compared to 39% of the non-top 10% ers. After 6 years, it is 81% for top 10% and 71% for non-top 10%. (These numbers are just for students who graduated from a Texas HS) </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-VolumeI-part2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-VolumeI-part2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Now, there is more to college than graduation and diversity of culture and ideas in a class is important for continued success of the university, BUT bottom line…you go to college to get a degree.</p>

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<p>my bad i meant UTD has high quality freshman</p>

<p>i wasnt saying their endowment was down, just saying it needs to get to 400mill because its at 250mill</p>

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<p>"let me add even more flame to the fire</p>

<p>apparently UH and SMU/TCU may be joining the Big 12 while texas might leave [rumor mill] "</p>

<p>That has to do with sports, and nothing to do with Academics. Texas actually stands to gain from this transaction because they would gain more television revenue from the Pac-10 and Big 10. Talk about a random comment.</p>

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<p>Texas is the heart of the big 12, it would suck if they left lol</p>

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<p>@pierrechn</p>

<p>Are you implying that if research doesn’t lead to the discovery of a cure for a disease or anything along those lines then it isn’t consider research?</p>

<p>Economics undergrads can participate in research oppurtunities in labour economics as well as other aspects of economics (both micro & macro).</p>

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<p>yea in a way. science related research seems to be more beneficial</p>

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<p>tech admissions are like not selective at all people in my school always have tech as their safest safest safest option and i mean the people in the lowest ranks, and the people who barely graduate.</p>

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<p>I don’t think Tech takes people who just almost graduate. It is fairly easy to get into, but I doubt someone who struggled to graduate HS could get in. But, maybe I am wrong. I never considered Tech because living in Lubbock would be hell for me.</p>

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<p>They need to rid of top 10% to improve the student quality at Tech and UH indirectly from the smaller numbers at ut and a&m. As of now, if you are in the top 10% you’re not going to go to such a low ranked school in Lubbock over a&m or ut. With improving student quality at those other schools, you’d see an improvement into tier one status. Their own stupid law (top 10%) works against their ideal of having another tier 1 school.</p>

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<p>believe it or not some people in the top 10 go to low ranked schools. I know a top 10 girl that chose UH over Texas / A&M</p>

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<p>That’s probably not even close to the norm, she probably chose UH to save money by commuting.</p>

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<p>no she lives in Dallas, she went to the school and liked it i guess</p>

<p>and UH isnt cheap, COA is around 21k</p>

<p>and Tx Rice doesnt count, top 10 has no effect on it</p>

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Regardless of public/private status, Rice is a Tier One university.</p>

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<p>There is empirical evidence to back up this assertion:</p>

<p>From Texas Tech’s website:</p>

<p>ASSURED ADMISSION. You are assured admission if you are graduating from an accredited high school and present the required combination of high school class rank and college entrance test scores indicated below. The required SAT scores for assured admission are based on the math and critical reading portions only. </p>

<p>High School Minimum Test Score
Class Rank for Assured Admission
ACT SAT
Top 10% No Minimum<br>
First Quarter 25 1140
Second Quarter 28 1230
Lower Half 29 1270</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.ttu.edu/freshman/requirements/default.asp[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ttu.edu/freshman/requirements/default.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>These minimum GPA/test requirements are not much higher, if any higher, than at any other school that is not UT or Texas A&M.</p>

<p>Pierrechn, I just visited the Texas Tech CC board for the first time and I noticed you queried whether you must take the math entrance exam at Tech. It seems, unless you earned a 610 on the SAT Math portion or a 26 on the ACT Math section, you will be taking the placement exam at orientation. </p>

<p>Always keep in mind–Google is your friend: </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.math.ttu.edu/placement/[/url]”>http://www.math.ttu.edu/placement/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>majority of the kids at tech are top 25%</p>

<p>i dont see someone being bottom half with SAT scores that high, imo.</p>

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<p>Link to back up assertion? Or, just wishful thinking because you are now apparently a sand aggy?</p>

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<p>it said it on the ttu site</p>

<p>yea gotta get my 30hours in</p>

<p>also if you have previous credit from a JC or CC you dont have to take it</p>